Beyond that - it shouldn't matter if you run Admin or not - so long as you installed SOTS <NOT> under the Program Files folder, but somewhere fully 100% modifiable by the user accounts. I install all games to C:\Games\<The Game>. And I installed steam to C:\Steam, so games that it installs are underneath that - which is by definition user-account controlled.

No fuss, no muss.

HOWEVER - if running as admin helps - it probably means you've got either registry entries or files locked to admin privileges - which means you should continue to run as admin to avoid security issues (or uninstall, reinstall using the above advice to ensure folder is user-compatible, and NEVER run as admin, as that can change security settings on you).

Thanks, I will try the patch first. I prefer to use the default install directories on most programs, but i do have user controlled exception area, that I use for older games, that don't run without special work, such as x-com which requires dos-box and civilization II which must be installed in a user area and requires special permissions, legacy ware enabled, and some patching to the .exe to run on windows 10. If this doesn't work I will reinstall the game in a new folder.

Just found this mod! Downloaded it, put it in the MODS folder and changed the sots.ini file. Launched a new game and nothing has changed? I have got this via Steam so I don't know if that is a problem.

out of curiosity, have the issues with 2.5x been solved? was holding off on updating from 2.1 due to the mentions of issues with heavy drivers ect

My forum name is a grammer flubb. it should read Gantradies Dracos.
ME: ok, ive been listening to you guys for the last 3 minutes. question: what is the difference between a stack overflow and underflow,anyway? Adam: *beat*ok.Imagine you have a cat. If you were to feed the cat so much food that it explodes, that's a stack overflow. A stack underflow is where you try to take food out of the cat, and keep taking food out, until you take the cat out of itself.

My forum name is a grammer flubb. it should read Gantradies Dracos.
ME: ok, ive been listening to you guys for the last 3 minutes. question: what is the difference between a stack overflow and underflow,anyway? Adam: *beat*ok.Imagine you have a cat. If you were to feed the cat so much food that it explodes, that's a stack overflow. A stack underflow is where you try to take food out of the cat, and keep taking food out, until you take the cat out of itself.

Second time I have downloaded this mod and the second time NOTHING works!! I downloaded it and unzipped it and changed the sots.ini file to what was shown on the forum. I got this on Steam and I don't know if this is the problem. Can someone help?? I only have one folder and dopn't have the 'No Planets' folder as shown in the example. Really want to give this a go!

Just saw the update two days ago. Already sunk another 10+ hours of gameplay into this version.

I honestly thought SotS modding came at last to an end. Nice to see you are still holding the line! I can't remember that much about the earlier version (I played it for quite some time, but that's been a while again), but the current one strikes me as even more refined. I actually like that you got rid of trading (mostly). I also like the limitation of stations. For "home cluster" systems the choice is mostly a no-brainer (science station, maybe with an additional ship yard for, well, ship yard planets), but for border worlds you really have to think about whether building a sensor station, ship yard or command station. Maybe you could limit it even more, allowing only one station for most systems and only 2 for the largest (size 9+ or so) planets.

I haven't found any apparent bugs until now and will certainly keep playing.